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smak

See also: šmak

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin. See also German schmatzen, English smack, and smash.

Pronunciation edit

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  • Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun edit

smak c (plural smakken, diminutive smakje n)

  1. crash, blow, smack

Synonyms edit

Verb edit

smak

  1. inflection of smakken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old English smæc, smæċċ, from Proto-West Germanic *smakk, *smakku, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz. Some forms are influenced by smacchen.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

smak

  1. The taste (of things).
  2. The sense of taste.
  3. A smell or odour.
  4. (rare) The feeling of joy.
  5. (rare) A disgrace or blemish.

Descendants edit

  • English: smack
  • Scots: smack

References edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).

Noun edit

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smaker, definite plural smakene)

  1. taste (both in food and fashion)
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

smak

  1. imperative of smake

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smakar, definite plural smakane)

  1. taste (both in food and fashion)
    Eg likar smaken av mango.
    I like the taste of mango.
    Han har god smak i musikk.
    He has good taste in music.

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

smak

  1. imperative of smaka

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Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

smak m inan (diminutive smaczek)

  1. the sense of taste
  2. a particular taste; a flavour

Declension edit

Declension of smak
singular plural
nominative smak smaki
genitive smaku smaków
dative smakowi smakom
accusative smak smaki
instrumental smakiem smakami
locative smaku smakach
vocative smaku smaki

Derived terms edit

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • smak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • smak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian edit

Noun edit

smȁk m (Cyrillic spelling сма̏к)

  1. end, termination
    smak sv(ij)eta - end of the world

Declension edit

Declension of smak
singular plural
nominative smak smakovi
genitive smaka smakova
dative smaku smakovima
accusative smak smakove
vocative smače smakovi
locative smaku smakovima
instrumental smakom smakovima

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Swedish smaker, from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

smak c

  1. taste (how something tastes)
    en krämig sås med smak av citron
    a creamy sauce with a taste of lemon
  2. (in the definite) the sense of taste, gustation
    Synonym: smaksinne
  3. taste (preferences, etc.)
    Den var inte i hans smak
    It wasn't to his taste
    tycke och smak
    opinions and taste (something subjective – idiomatic)

Declension edit

Declension of smak 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative smak smaken smaker smakerna
Genitive smaks smakens smakers smakernas

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